kiddushin

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noun

An engagement (promise to marry) between a man and a woman, made by themselves or by relatives.

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Meanings

noun
  1. JudaismAn engagement (promise to marry) between a man and a woman, made by themselves or by relatives.

    Just as Kiddushin takes place when the groom puts a ring on his bride's finger, so we, too, wind a strap around our finger and are sanctified unto the Holy One, blessed be He.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 218

Origin

  1. tmrקידושין
  2. Englishkiddushin

From Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קידושין (literally “sanctifications”), plural of קידוש. Syntactically equivalent to, but differs in meaning from, Hebrew קִדּוּשִׁים.

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kiddushin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiddushin

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Chicago

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